Meaning
The heroine of the Punjabi/Sindhi romance Sohni-Mahiwal, who swam the Chenab nightly on a baked clay pot to meet her beloved and drowned when given an unbaked one.
Usage & notes
Sohni stands for the lover who braves the river of separation every night and finally drowns; her unbaked pot is a figure for the fragile, treacherous means by which love is tested.